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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Also, just another perspective on this.  My DH volunteers as an age-group coordinator in a local youth sports organization, and every season (2x/year) he rosters and schedules 500+ kids, 90% of whom come in with special requests.

It's like a part time job. But one of the perks is that he gets to decide the schedule for our son's team.  Is that fair?  I don't know.  But given the enormous amount of time he pours into this, and the fact that it's a largely behind-the-scenes position with little to no recognition of the hard work, it feels fair to me that he gets first dibs on the schedule.

I for one appreciate all the work that the PTO does so that I don't have to. And if the "perk" they get is first dibs on the signup form?  That seems okay to me.[/quote]

NP.  I actually tend to agree with this.  I've never minded if the active PTO parents or the room parents or whatever get the "first dibs" at sign-ups.  But OP is describing that not only did those parents choose their slots first, but that they then also signed up for multiple slots despite that there is literally a stated rule against multiple-sign ups at OP's school. That's not very community-minded.

I agree, OP, I'd be miffed -- I don't think you're being petty.  And I get why you want to volunteer at lunch.  Folks on here are being obtuse; no parent actually themselves likes lunch duty, please!   It's always parents of kids in only the younger grades because the little ones like seeing their parents at school.  How strange -- a parent wants to do something to make their child happy!!  My youngest is in first grade and last year in Kinder was beyond thrilled when I surprise showed up for lunch compost duty (I filled in last minute for someone who had to cancel).  She has asked me multiple times to do it again this year.  I plan to, for her, of course, -- compost duty is gross.  My 5th grader, on the other hand, has given me strict orders not to dare volunteer at lunch, ha (ummm, gladly kiddo, NP).   :lol: 
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